Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Capt. Joel Koch
August 15, 2006
Portsmouth - Saltwater Fishing Report

August fishing Report. Fishing remains excellent with many 6 hour trips yielding 70 or more fish. Most of these fish are under 28inches but every so often a big one comes over the side. We are now running into blues consistently in the river. On most trips we hook onto 5 or 6 but as we are not using wire leader often we only get one or two into the boat. This year as an added surprise we have caught a few sea bass. We are not targeting them and just catch them while we are fishing for Stripers. Over the last five years I have only caught one before, and this year we have caught at least a dozen with one last week weighing about 4 lbs. This has certainly been the best year for consistent Striper action. The fishing should remain fast and furious till the end of Sept. when the Stripers migrate south for the winter. I still have a number of opening in Sept. so it is not too late to get in on this incredible fishing action..

Tight lines, Capt. Joel

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